SORTIE REPORT #6505
MISSION DATA:
DATE 384th BG Mission # 8th AF Mission # 384th PRIMARY TARGET
1944‑09‑25 198 647 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Primary Target Attacked By PFF: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st CBW B Wing, and as the lead and high groups of the 41st CBW C Wing. In all, 53 aircraft took off between 0700 and 0736. All formations bombed the primary target using PFF aiming, with unobserved results.
SORTIE DATA:
COMBAT CREDIT STATUS TARGET ATTACKED (MODE)
Yes Completed Mission
Comments: C Wing, lead group. Hot camera ship.
Primary (PFF)
SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA:
TYPE SERIAL NUMBER SQUADRON SQ CODE NAME
B-17G 43‑37703 544th SU*P TREMBLIN GREMLIN (II)
SORTIE CREW DATA:
POSITION CREWMEMBER UNIT STATUS
Pilot Combs, William Felix 544 Completed, Uninjured
Co-pilot MacKenzie, Hugh Douglas 544 Completed, Uninjured
Navigator Seals, Patton Briscoe 544 Completed, Uninjured
Togglier Benson, Olin Ray 544 Completed, Uninjured
Radio Operator Gordon, Clifford McDaniel 544 Completed, Uninjured
Engineer/Top Turret Owen, Lorenzo Holland 544 Completed, Uninjured
Ball Turret Ciaccio, Raymond (NMI) 544 Completed, Uninjured
Tail Gunner Fadda, John Stanley 544 Completed, Uninjured
Waist (Flexible) Gunner Flower, Merlin Lee 544 Completed, Uninjured
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